MORE FAB FOUR: Catch the fully restored, 50th anniversary version of “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964) when the Tallahassee Film Society presents an encore screening at 7 p.m. Wednesday at All Saints Cinema, in the Amtrak station off Railroad Avenue. It’s not rated. Tickets are $8 and $5. Visit www.tallahasseefilms.com.

KILL OR BE KILLED: During the one night of the year when murder and all crimes are declared legal, an avenging father (Frank Grillo) sets out to kill his son’s murderer but dad gets caught up in a gang that kidnaps innocent victims who are sold for slaughter to ultra-rich folks in “The Purge: Anarchy.” It’s rated R and opens Friday at Governors Square and the Tallahassee Mall.

SEEN YOUR VIDEO: Two parents (Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz) in suburbia decide to spice up their love life by taping their most intimate moments but must scurry to delete the naughty movie when it is mistakenly uploaded to the Internet in the bawdy comedy “Sex Tape.” It’s rated R and opens Friday at Governors Square and the Tallahassee Mall.

LOOK, UP IN THE SKY: A single-engine prop plane named Dusty Crophopper (voice of Dane Cook) gets a new lease on life when he and other mechanical friends become first-responders at a national park in the Disney animated adventure “Planes: Fire & Rescue.” It’s rated PG and opens Friday at Governors Square and the Tallahassee Mall.

GOING TO THE DOGS: An entrepreneur in Washington D.C. fights City Hall red tape, a business monopoly and the Great Recession as he tries to convince hot-dog vendors on the street corners to expand their menus when the Tallahassee Film Society presents the documentary “Dog Eat Dog” at 6:30 p.m. Friday at All Saints Cinema, in the Amtrak station off Railroad Avenue. It’s not rated. The screening is free and a food truck will on the premise selling food starting at 5:30 p.m. Visit www.tallahasseefilms.com.

A ‘LIFE’ AT THE MOVIES: While the famed film critic Roger Ebert is dying of cancer, filmmaker Steve James looks back on the opinionated writer’s remarkable career in newspaper and his love-hate relationship with fellow critic Gene Siskel when the Tallahassee Film Society presents “Life Itself” at 7 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday at All Saints Cinema, in the Amtrak station off Railroad Avenue. It’s rated R. Tickets are $8 and $5. Visit www.tallahasseefilms.com.

WOMEN ON WHEELS: Learn the history of women’s professional cycling — which has never gotten the respect it deserves, according to the filmmakers — when the Tallahassee Film Society presents the documentary “Half the Road” at 5 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at All Saints Cinema, in the Amtrak station off Railroad Avenue. It’s not rated. Tickets are $8 and $5. Visit www.tallahasseefilms.com.

THEY ARE NO ‘LADIES’: Three revelers who go out dancing must fight for their lives when they go home with a woman who lives with three cannibals when the Tallahassee Film Festival and FAME presents an outdoors screening of the bloody drive-in flick “The Ladies of the House” at 9 p.m. Saturday at the All Saints Hop Yard, 456 All Staints St. It’s not rated but it’s gory as get-out. Tickets are $5 and $4. Bring a blanket or a folding chair. Beer and wine will be on sale on the premises.

SOMETHING COMLETELY DIFFERENT: The surviving members of the legendary comedy troupe Monty Python’s Flying Circus stage a reunion to perform some of their most famous and outrageous sketches when “Monty Python Live (Mostly)” is broadcast live at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Governors Square. Tickets are $18. It’s not rated but expect plenty of naughty bits and one dead parrot. Visit www.fathomevents.com.

Special events

LET’S GET READY TO ROLL: The Tallahassee RollerGirls’Capital Punishment squad takes on the Big Easy Rollergirls from New Orleans at 6 p.m. Saturdayat the Hansel E. Tookes Sr. Recreation Center on the FAMU Campus. Advance tickets are $10 and $15 at the door. Season-pass holders may enter the venue early at 5 p.m. and the general public is allowed to enter at 5:30 p.m. Floor seating is available and folding chairs are welcome.

On stage

RUSH TO ‘JUDGEMENT’: There will be thought-provoking questions about the state of our criminal justice system posed when local playwright Allie Howe presents her new play, “Splintered Judgement,” based on a real local trial, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Carriage House at Goodwood Museum & Gardens. Tickets are $15 and the play contains adult language. Visit www.goodwoodmuseum.org.

A LIKELY ‘STORY’: A respected writer and teacher in Greenwich Village has her life changed when she meets a talented graduate student in “Collected Stories,” presented by the Canopy Roads Theatre Company. Shows are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Mickee Faust Clubhouse in Railroad Square. Tickets are $16, $12 for students and seniors. Call 309-5353 or visit canopyroadstheater.org.

OPPOSITES ATTRACT?: A slob named Olive and a neat freak named Florence decide to room together with predictably funny results when Theatre Tallahassee presents the female version of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at 1861 Thomasville Road. Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors and government employees, $10 for students. Proceeds from this special event will go to the theater’s building renovation project. Call 224-8474 or visit theatretallahassee.org.

Music

THE MEMPHIS BLUES AGAIN: Get ready for a blast of Memphis blues and soul when guitarist Jeff Jensen brings his band to town for a show at 9 p.m. Friday at the Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 day of the show. Visit www.bradfordvilleblues.com.

‘BLOOD MOON’ ON THE RISE: Hear what Big Daddy & Red Hot Java have been up to when the blues-shouting band throws a CD-release for party for its new album, “Blood Moon Session,” at 9 p.m. Friday at the Midtown Filling Station, 1122 Thomasville Road. The cover is $5 at the door.

SERVE UP THE ‘TATERS: Slurp up a heaping serving of roots music and down home sounds when The Common ‘Taters & The Turn-Ups start the party at 9 p.m. Friday at The Hop Yard, 453 All Saints St. It’s free and children are allowed if accompanied by parents. Bring folding chairs and blankets.

TRY ON THE SHOOZ: Put on your dancing shoes and a cut a rug with Crooked Shooz starting at 8 p.m. Fridayat the American Legion Hall on the shores of Lake Ella. The cover is $8 per person or $15 per couple at the door.

BOOK A FLIGHT: Enjoy the summer heat and a few cool songs by The Beatles, The Knack, Dire Straits and more classic rockers when Low Flying Planes lands on the deck at 6 p.m. Saturday at Hurricane Grill & Wings, 6800 Thomasville Road. It's free.

GROOVE TO A REGGAE VIBE: The beach party starts in the city when Yamadeo mixes the reggae with the rock and ska starting at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Pug’s Live, 926 W. Tharpe St. The bill includes Unbreakable Bloodline and Downtown Disturbance. Tickets are $7 and $5 at the door. It’s an all-ages show.

LET’S GO GET STONE: The horn-happy Trial By Stone locks in the groove starting at 9 p.m. Saturday at The Side Bar Theatre, 809 Railroad Ave. The bill includes Resinated Form and the Apalachee Trio. Tickets $7 at the door and there is a free keg while it lasts.

LIFE IS SWEET: It will be a double treat when acclaimed bluesman Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin returns to town with vocalist Sweet Betty in tow for a show at 10 p.m. Saturday at the Bradfordville Blues Club, 7152 Moses Lane. Tickets are $18 advance and $23 day of the show. Call 906-0766 or visit www.bradfordvilleblues.com.